hypothesis
英 [haɪ'pɒθɪsɪs]
美[haɪ'pɑθəsɪs]
- n. 假设
英英释意
- 1. a proposal intended to explain certain facts or observations
- 2. a tentative theory about the natural world; a concept that is not yet verified but that if true would explain certain facts or phenomena;
- "a scientific hypothesis that survives experimental testing becomes a scientific theory"
- "he proposed a fresh theory of alkalis that later was accepted in chemical practices"
- 3. a message expressing an opinion based on incomplete evidence
